OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-TUESDAY-29/03/2016-LOSING FOCUS?-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
LOSING
FOCUS?
Memorise
Read
Matthew 16:25-26,
25 For
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it.
26 For
what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
KJV
MESSAGE
What many believers have failed to realise
is that only God knows all our needs and only God can meet all our needs.
Sometimes we think we know what is good for us, but time and time again, I have
discovered that you cannot have something better than what God has in store for
you. We have been given dominion over material needs; therefore the rush for them
is uncalled for.
“But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all those things shall be added
unto you”
Matthew 6:33
It is the instruction of our Lord and master
of think beyond worldly treasures. They are never worth our focus; they are
mere additions to the blessings of God in our lives. If you serve God
faithfully, He will reward you in return. It is better to stick with Jesus and
be a partaker of His blessing than to go after the ephemeral things of this
world. It will surprise you to know the strange kinds of satanic covenants
people go into to have a few years of access to some material possessions
without minding the consequences. The easiest way to have all these things is
not to run after them but after Jesus.
Anything we value more than Jesus is a
worldly treasure. Such treasures could be popularity, wealth, power, houses,
educational certificates, cloths, food, jewelleries etc. Those are things many
people find difficult to part with. We want to keep money we will not spend. We
want to get to a position, not for the purpose of making life good for other
people, but for our own selfish motives. It is important to realise that it is
the Almighty God that can give you wealth without adding sorrow. God is the
source of all good things, and if you want these things to last in your hands,
you have to put Jesus over and above them all. Give yourself up in total
surrender to the Almighty God and begin to store up treasures for yourself in
heaven where thieves and robbers will not have access to them. There are cases
of people who have stored up treasures for themselves in this world and death
came suddenly. There are people who are so wealthy but are suffering from one
sickness or the other and so they cannot enjoy their wealth. That will not be
your portion in Jesus’ name. Trust God and take your attention off those
treasures. Nothing in this world is good enough to replace God in your life.
Don’t bother how your needs will be met. We are of great importance to the
Almighty God. He has made us His ambassadors on earth. He dwells in us and He
carries out His mission through us, He is more committed to meeting our needs
that we can ever imagine. Let nothing distract or divert your attention from
God. Focus on Him to meet all the needs of your life. If you serve God
faithfully, what to eat, what to wear, the car to drive, the house to live,
will not even be a prayer point because He is a rewarder of those that
diligently seek Him.
Prayer point
Father, please help me to
treasure you above material possessions.
Bible in one year
Ruth 1-4, Proverbs 2:1-19
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